DocumentCode
2631419
Title
Tunable ultraviolet microchip Ce3+:LiLuF laser
Author
Liu, H. ; Spence, D.J. ; Coutts, D.W.
Author_Institution
Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
fYear
2005
fDate
22-28 Oct. 2005
Firstpage
191
Lastpage
192
Abstract
Ultraviolet microchip cerium fluoride lasers have been demonstrated with high efficiency (up to 50%) and ultra-low threshold (∼1.4 μJ). These lasers represent simple compact wavelength converters to 306-331 nm for microchip Nd:YVO4 laser.
Keywords
cerium; laser tuning; lithium compounds; microchip lasers; optical wavelength conversion; ultraviolet sources; 1.4 muJ; 306 to 331 nm; Ce3+:LiLuF laser; LiLuF:Ce; Nd:YVO4 laser; YVO4:Nd; cerium fluoride lasers; compact wavelength converters; high efficiency lasers; microchip laser; tunable laser; ultralow threshold lasers; ultraviolet laser; Cerium; Couplers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9217-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547943
Filename
1547943
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